Synonyms

vastness

American

[vast-nis] / ˈvæst nɪs /

noun

the fact or quality of being very great in extent, size, degree, amount, etc.; immensity or hugeness.

Given the vastness of the country, improved infrastructure will have to precede any economic development.
I was awestruck by the sheer vastness of her knowledge on the subject.

Other Word Forms

supervastness noun

Etymology

Origin of vastness

First recorded in 1600–10; vast ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Obama later clarified that he meant that other forms of life are likely to exist somewhere in the vastness of the universe, but didn’t think any had visited Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the comment made headlines, Obama sought to clarify he thinks it's statistically likely life exists beyond Earth, given the vastness of the universe.

From BBC

The ever-growing vastness of human knowledge is no longer stored in libraries, but on hard drives that struggle to last decades, let alone millennia.

From Barron's

The authors that explore the vastness of the heart often serve as our guides.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was pretty naive to the bigness, the vastness of it,” Shiffrin said of her first Games in 2014 on a recent episode of her podcast.

From The Wall Street Journal

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